Shoe-shining kit.



rra sin ES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT W. GREGG, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ELWOOD MYERS COM- PANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

SHOE-SHINING KIT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16,1918.

Application filed January 8, 1915. Serial No. 1,164.

T0 all fau/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. GREGG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new1 and useful Improvements in ShoesShining Kits, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles for shoe shining kits, more particularly for that character of kits which are for use of the traveler, occupying but small space.

The object of the invention is to provide a receptacle, consisting of a box and its covering, the box being arranged to contain polishing material and daubers, the cover being readily reversed relatively to the box so as to provide a polishing brush of convenient form.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle embodying my improvements.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same showing the covering rearranged relatively to the box to form a polishing brush.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the device with the cover in polishing position.

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference in the several views.

lIn the said drawings, 1 represents the bottom, 2, 2 the sides and 3 and 4 the ends of a box, preferably constructed of paste board covered with cloth, although any other suitable material may bev employed for the purpose, it being desirable, however, that material be used which will afford stiffness to the structure.

Permanently secured to one of the ends of the box, such as the end 4, is a flexible cover, 5, preferably of leather; the'manner of securing being preferably by means of a rivet 6, shown in Fig. 2, the end of the cover being indicated in dotted lines in this figure. The opposite end of the cover is reduced, as indicated at 5a, and is arranged to be removably attached to the opposite end, 3, of the box by an ordinary stud and socket fastener, the resilient socket 7 being secured to the end 5L of the cover and the rigid stud 9 (see Fig. 4) to the end 3 of the box. The cover 5 is provided with a perforation 3 (Fig. 3) which, in the normal closed position of the box illustrated in Fig. 1, is threaded over the stud 9, and then the part 5a is folded back upon the cover and the resilient socket forced over the stud. The inner surface of the cover is provided with a polishing surface consisting, in the present case, of a piece of wool skin, 10, stitched to the cover, and of a size both as to length and width as will it the interior of the box when in closed position, and serve to hold the contents, the polish boxes and da'uber, in position.

In use, the socket 7 is removed from the stud 9, the cover folded back upon the bottom 1, and the socket 7 again secured to the stud 9.

By folding the portion 5a back in the manner shown in Fig. 1, I am enabled to utilize the saine socket for securing the cover in both its inclosing and polishing positions, and the manner of folding the cover to polishing position results in the use of the minimum amount of material.

Having thus described my invention, I f

' ing devices together through said perforation, said cover being adapted to be folded beneath said box and held in position by' said fastening devices, and polishing material on the under surface of' said cover;

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of January, 1915.

ROBERT W. GREGG.

Witnesses:

CHAs. I. WELCH, EFFA M. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

